Writer
Design Transitions
During 2012, with the knowledge that design is now moving into different area, I working with two amazing people Joyce Yee, Lauren Tan to co-writing a book called Design Transitions. The insights captured during the Walkabout is contributing to understanding how design company changing on a global level. We intent that the book will be publish in Spring 2013. If you want to follow the insights we gain, you can follow us on twitter: @DesTransitions
Collection of Past Written Pieces
Through writing I synthesise and share the varies activities which I have been involved in, winning awards for these efforts. Below are papers that have been, or are in the process of being published.
Poetry
Contributed 5 poets to Aquilina J., Behr, Betancourt J, Brereton C, Brooks F, Cairo J, Campbell P, O’Caroll, Carpenter E, Folb N. (2011), Forgotten Letters: An Anthology of Literature by Dyslexic Writers
PhD in Design
Jefferies, E (2009) Fostering Designers’ Visual Practices Through A Sociocultural Approach, Unpublished PhD thesis, Northumbria University
Book Section
2008
Contributed to McKelvey, K. & Munslow, J., (2008) Fashion Forecasting: entitled ‘The Process – Seeing’ Wiley-Blackwell pp.155-7
Journals
2009
Yee, J., McKelvey, K., & Jefferies E, ‘Helping design educators foster collaborative learning amongst design students’ Iridescent: Icograda Journal of Design Research, Online Journal
2007
Jefferies, E. (2007) ‘Devising A Method For Improving Design Education Of Digital Visual Skills’, Journal of Visual Literacy, 27 (2), pp.123-137
Conferences Papers
2009
Yee, J. McKelvey, K. & Jefferies, E. (2009) ‘Helping design educators foster collaborative learning amongst design students’, Icograda Education Network Conference. 29-30 October, Beijing, China
2007
Jefferies, E. & Steane, J. (2007) ‘What visual literacy is not!’, ConnectED 2007, International Conference On Design Education. University Of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 9-12 July 2007
Jefferies, E. (2007) ‘Visual Engagement: Fostering Design Students’ Visual Engagement using Persona’, Visual Literacies – Exploring Critical Issues. Oxford: Oxford Press
2004
Jefferies, E. (2004) ‘Devising A Method For Improving Design Education Of Digital Visual Skills’, Visual Literacy and Development: An Africa Experience Selected Reading from the 36th Annual International Visual Literacy Association Conference. October 4-7, 2004 Pilansberg, South Africa. Blacksburg, VA: International Visual Literacy Association, pp.11-19
Reviewing Experience
Graduate Student Editor of the Selected Reading for the Annual International Visual Literacy Association 41st Conference, 2009
Awards
2009
International Visual Literacy Association’s Student Research Award. This award is given to students for outstanding research that furthers the cause of Visual Literacy. This award was given for the doctoral study on Fostering Designers’ Visual Practices Through A Sociocultural Approach.
2005
International Visual Literacy Association’s Braden/Beauchamp Visual Literacy Award. This award is given to research/presentations that foster the theoretical work of the International Visual Literacy Association.This award was given for a paper entitled ‘Devising a Method for Improving Design Education of Digital Visual Skills’ presented at the 36th Annual International Visual Literacy Association Conference. October 4-7, 2004 Pilansberg, South Africa.